Question 1

What is the significance of the French Revolution in the history of conservative thought?

Accepted Answer

The French Revolution had a significant

Question 2

Why is conservative doctrine harder to explain than other ideologies?

Accepted Answer

A)  it is newer and less articulated 
B)  it is always changing 
C)  it is older and less relevant 
D)  it is extremely complicated 
A)  it is newer and less articulated 
B)  it is always changing 
C)  it is older and less relevant 
D)  it is extremely complicated

Question 3

When it comes to the role of government in the economy,what is libertarianism similar to,for all intents and purposes?

Accepted Answer

A)  economic conservatism 
B)  fiscal conservatism 
C)  neoconservatism 
D)  classical liberalism 
A)  economic conservatism 
B)  fiscal conservatism 
C)  neoconservatism 
D)  classical liberalism

Question 4

Which of the following policies would NOT have been included in the political platforms of Margaret Thatcher,Brian Mulroney,and Ronald Regan?

Accepted Answer

A)  Selling national oil companies to private investors 
B)  Hiring a private company to make weapons 
C)  Increasing public funding for university students 
D)  Cutting spending to arts and cultural organizations 
A)  Selling national oil companies to private investors 
B)  Hiring a private company to make weapons 
C)  Increasing public funding for university students 
D)  Cutting spending to arts and cultural organizations

Question 5

The selling off of public goods to the private sector is known as ____________,and the lifting of government controls on market activity is called ____________.

Accepted Answer

privatizat

Question 6

Which form of change would a Burkean conservative be most opposed to?

Accepted Answer

A)  Grassroots movements convincing the government to make changes to legislation affecting their cause. 
B)  A violent uprising to topple an oppressive government. 
C)  A plan to raise minimum wage incrementally over a ten year period. 
D)  Government-initiated reforms to the national electoral system. 
A)  Grassroots movements convincing the government to make changes to legislation affecting their cause. 
B)  A violent uprising to topple an oppressive government. 
C)  A plan to raise minimum wage incrementally over a ten year period. 
D)  Government-initiated reforms to the national electoral system.

Question 7

Conservatives resist change primarily because they are skeptical about what?

Accepted Answer

A)  spontaneous order 
B)  human ability 
C)  government power 
D)  social institutions 
A)  spontaneous order 
B)  human ability 
C)  government power 
D)  social institutions

Question 8

Suppose the Canadian population decides that a particular ministry is no longer working effectively.Which of the following proposals for reform would Burke support?

Accepted Answer

A)  Scrap the ministry and rebuild from scratch. 
B)  Have a commission investigate which aspects of the ministry should undergo incremental changes to resolve one issue at a time. 
C)  Allow the prime minister to decide what changes are necessary 
D)  Have the ministry take reforms upon themselves and do what they think is required. 
A)  Scrap the ministry and rebuild from scratch. 
B)  Have a commission investigate which aspects of the ministry should undergo incremental changes to resolve one issue at a time. 
C)  Allow the prime minister to decide what changes are necessary 
D)  Have the ministry take reforms upon themselves and do what they think is required.

Question 9

Conservatism is based on respect for habits,customs,and the latent wisdom of the past.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

What did Edmund Burke mean in defending prejudice?

Accepted Answer

Edmund Burke, an 18th-century Irish stat

Question 11

In Canada,a conservative who supports some government intervention in the economy can be called a ____________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In Canada,a conservative who supports some government...

Question 12

In the contemporary context,libertarianism is another term for classical liberalism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Conservatives believe that "if it is not necessary to change,it is necessary not to change."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 11: Conservatism

What is the significance of the French Revolution in the history of conservative thought?

Why is conservative doctrine harder to explain than other ideologies?

When it comes to the role of government in the economy,what is libertarianism similar to,for all intents and purposes?

Which of the following policies would NOT have been included in the political platforms of Margaret Thatcher,Brian Mulroney,and Ronald Regan?

The selling off of public goods to the private sector is known as ____________,and the lifting of government controls on market activity is called ____________.

Which form of change would a Burkean conservative be most opposed to?

Conservatives resist change primarily because they are skeptical about what?

Suppose the Canadian population decides that a particular ministry is no longer working effectively.Which of the following proposals for reform would Burke support?

Conservatism is based on respect for habits,customs,and the latent wisdom of the past.

What did Edmund Burke mean in defending prejudice?

In Canada,a conservative who supports some government intervention in the economy can be called a ____________.

In the contemporary context,libertarianism is another term for classical liberalism.

Conservatives believe that "if it is not necessary to change,it is necessary not to change."

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Constitutionalism

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Ideology

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Nationalism

Feminism

Environmentalism

Classification of Political Systems

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Transitions to Democracy

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